JUDGMENT

Kalyan Rai Surana, J. - Heard Mr. D. Panging, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. T. Jamoh, learned standing counsel for the Education Department (respondents No.1 to 4), and Mr. I. Chowdhury, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. S. Biswakarma, the learned counsel for the respondent No.5.

2. The case of the petitioner in this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is that in the interest of public service, by an order No. 29/2019 dated 25.11.2019, the Education Department had transferred him and 28 others. At the relevant time, he was serving as In-Charge Deputy Director of School Education (hereinafter referred to as "DDSE" for short), Yinkiong, Upper Siang District cum- DDSE HQ and he was transferred and posted as DDSE, Roing, Lower Dibang Valley. The post which he was supposed to join was being held by the respondent No.5. Accordingly, the petitioner was released from his previous place of posting by virtue of a release order dated 29.11.2019 and he joined his new place of posting on 02.12.2019 by submitting his joining report to the Deputy Commissioner, Lower Dibang Valley, Roing. The information about the joining of the pet